Coin bank



Jan. 27, 1931. C, J BALL 1,790,131

GOIN BANK Filed May 1s. 1927 z sheets-sheet 1 Fvg@ z5 Ml 5 6 .25 A

TQ@ @s 1 4f INVENTOR Z (ihm-teau. aan.

BY JH/afL/M.

111. ATTORNEY Jan. 27, 1931. c; J. BALL 1,790,131

com BANK Filed May 13. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

INVENTOR Charles xl. Boll 1n'. ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 27, 1931 CHAR-,LES J. Bei-fr, OF

EW Yong, N; fisslelvonzro names MANUFACTURINGLCOR- POATlON QFGCHESTER, NEW YORK 7 LCDI-N BANK Appncatioaniedfneyf is, -1927t seriai no. 191,212.Y

Y'The present invention .relates to., Coin Y banks and an ohjeot of the inventionas to provide a novel means of associating .with u coin hanliaealendar sheet torthe purpose .of ,pointing vout -the dates Yon Whieh coins ,are deposited therein. Another object of the 1 ,n-

ventioivi is .to l,provide ,a :transparent [cover for ,a .puneturable sheet r.provided with slots p through which `the coins may` be passed in order to rupturetlie sheet fbefore coin .can

be passed into the bank. A further vobject of the inventionistoprovide a calendar sheet 4Whieljrllias on"itsfaceassoeiated with eaehiof vits date indicating characters a. tigure'siinulating a c oin slot so'asA to point out the punc- -ture point -fort-he character. 'A still "further object-'of the invention -isto .provide ,a ,bia-nk witha plurality of coinslots so arranged 'thatV i Aa calendar s heetoi ininixnuinsizeand .of the msm;

eoninion forni vwith itsdates arranged lin -pary all'el columns may be associated with the slots. Still vanother Qbjeiot Lof the invention is to `provide lan Varrangenient of the een? slots which permit .the .provision of a maxif Ymuni nuuiher of slots in a iuiiriinl'un arezuso thatthe bank may v.have .a smallsize. Other objects of the. invention are to provide iin- Y.p rovements which lWill give a strong and durable structure adapted to beinexpen siven Figi?) is a plan view Yof the inside faceof .the bottom plate;

Fig. 4 is a detail view .of the locking 1neo`hi sheet.

Fig is View ,of the transpalfmit holding plate; i Figf ,isaplanvievvof .the bank with .the Cover .1n einher, ,the ktransparen-t holding .ineinher andthe 'oalendarreino-ved; y

in closedposition; n i

Fig. 48k ,an -eind .View of .the baiilwith the Cover ineniher. andbottoni convening piece removed; y y Y y 9 isa fragmentary detail-viewshoiving .the manner in which the .side Wall of `the casing iseonneeted to Lgthe ybottoni plate;` y

1 Fig. v1s .aeeritrjalrseetion thnough the closurev in .the planepf the key opening;,and

Fig.

'11, Vis a detail .vieivof .the ,calendar j 7 is a seetionalp'view.thizoughthegbank .Referring rto the illust-ltted embodiment of l .the invention l indieates the bott-Qin plate of `the receptacle, 2,;.the ,top Wall and 3 the .side Walls of which .there are but three.. The bottoni plate l is vinthe forni' got .a .plate .of sheet metal, Whereas thetop wall2 and side Walls 3 are' toi-med from one piece of Vsheet ,nietal with lugs 4; aloi'ig-their loaver ..l`;hesfe Nlugs are adapted ,to he Vpassed threugh ,s ots V5 fin the bottoni .nia-ll and .deflected inwardly .beneath pressed-.up'portions 6 one .adjacent eaehslot so that `the .outer faces vof .the lugs yor projections l are Hush with the .under face of .the bottom Wall l inl order .that ta. single 7 piece of .sheet :material may cover vtheunder .side of the. bottoni wall `and be .turned over the margin of .the ,bottom Wall, .Wherehy the connection betweenthe bottoni ivall l and the side .Walls 3. are hidden. i

The casing thus ifoined :has an open .end

and this open end is AClosed .byr aelosure .com-

. Vprising, in. .this instance, a iront Wall8 with over-hanging flanges .9 beneath which .o,.ut

.Wardly extendingflanges 10V along opposite edges .ofthe rear .Wallll arereceived, thus providing between .the tivo Walls -a lock ychain'- herr12 in which the locking mechanism is arranged.

` `o 3 formed in the bottom member or plate l be- The locking means, in this instance, coinprises two levers 13, pivoted on two headed pivots 14 on the back or rear wall 11, said levers being formed of sheet metal and having downwardly turned outer ends 15 with laterally extending ears 16. The inner ends of these levers overlap adjacent a key open- A ing 17 and the overlapping portions lie on opposite sides of a lip or partition 18 which extends upwardly from the lower edge of the rear wall. A single spring operates to hold the lower ends of these locking levers in their downward or locking positions and comprises, in this instance, a U shaped por tion 19 lying between the headed pivots 14 and having arms 2O extending outwardly and Y engaging above the lugs 16. .A barrel 21 j tween two upstanding projections 25. pressed from the metal plate.

The bottom member projects outvav'ardly beyond the side walls of the casing and a cover 26 ormedrof sheet meta-l with a de-4 pending surrounding flange is hinged at 2T to the bottom member preferablyby pivoting the cover to the cover piece 7. At Vthe swinging end of this cover 2G an inwardly turned bead 28 is provided which is adapted to engage beneath spring tongues 2f) formed on the front wall oi" the closure so that the cover 26 is held in its covering position against accidental displacenient while at the same time holding the closure inclpsed position. This cover member has an opening or vwindow in its top wall to expose the top vwall 2 of the casing, a flange 3() being provided about the margin of this window and being turned inwardly so that it acts as a clamping edge as will be described.

Associated with the bank is a sheet 21 formed of paper or other readily puncturable material. Preferably this sheet is in the form of a calendar of ordinary form having its date indicating characters 32 ar Vranged in vertical columns.` The sheet may also have the name 33 of the month and numbers 34 to indicate the year. Printed upon and associatedwithrrthe characters 32 are elongated figures 32a simulating` coin slots.

It will be noted that these elongated figures are arranged in parallel relation and are,

lin this instance, inclined with reference to the vertical columns of characters 32 on the calendar sheet, each elongatedfigure 32 not only extending` through the square enclosing one of the characters 32 but also extending into the square ot one or'more other characters 32.

The calendar sheet is held against the top 2 of the casing and to this end the casing top is provided. with overhauging lugs or projections 35 for engaging three edges of the calendar sheet, the edge adjacent the casing closure being free so that the calendar sheet may be moved in its plane so as to engage beneath all of the over-hanging .projectionsv 35. The top plate 2'of the casing has a plurality of coin slots 36 arranged in a plurality `of parallel lines preferably at an angle other than a right angle to the longitudinal axis of thelcasing, the slots in adjacent lines overlapping. rThese slots are identical with the elongated' gures32a on the calendar sheetV so that the figures 32a point out the positions of the slots.

lVith the end in view of protecting the calendar, holding the same over the coin slots in the casing, and, at the same' time guiding the coins .to the calendar and the com slots 1n the casing, there 1s provided a transparent holding or cover member-*37, in this instance, in the form of a sheet of Celluloid of the cover 26 abuts this Celluloid piece and Y,

holds the same iirmly vagainst the calendar, and the top wall 2 of the casing.

Thel bank is designed 'tor' distribution byl savings banks and other financial institutions with the idea of inducing a customer to make daily deposits in the coin bank'. The paper calender sheet covers the coin slots 36 and whenV a coin is passed through the calendar' sheet, the latter ,fbecomes ruptured or perforated, thus indicating thel deposit has been made on the date indicated by the character 32 through which the rupture passes. kAs these coin slots are arranged in parallel lines in overlapping arrangement it is possible to situate a large number of the slots closely together, thus'making it possible to employ a small calendar sheet in connection with the bank. The calendar sheet is held in position `by a transparent holding member which not only serves to exposethe calendar but also serves to guide the coins through the proper character ofthe puncturable sheet and through the coin slots of the casing. The construction of. the bank as a whole is strong and durable. It'makes a neat appearance and can be inexpensively l 'si of the casing.

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nianiifactured. YVhile,`in this instance, the

puncturable sheet is in the form of a calendar, it is apparent that the invention is notlimited to a calendar sheet. i

lllhatl claim as niyinvention and desire to secure Vby Letters Patent is l'. In a coin bank comprising a casing provided with a plurality of coin slots, a Calendar sheet arranged over the said slots, and a transparent holding means for the Calendar sheet having slots coincident with the slots Y 2. Af'coin bank comprising a casing having a plurality Yof coin slots, a calendar sheetv arranged over said slots, ati'ansparent plate formed with slots coincident with the slots in the casing and overlying the calendar sheet, and a cover member overlying the ktransparentplate and having a single open'- ing exposing all of the slots in `said transparent plate.

3. A coin bank comprising aibottom plate Y having'slots and portions pressed up on the inner sides of the slots, a top wall, side Vflanges on the top Wall, having tongues at their lower edges passed through the slots of the bottom plate and bent laterally into the pressed Vup portionsofthe bottom plate, anda covering piece covering the'V bottom face of the bottom plat-e and turned over the Y edges of the bottom' plate and having free `edges extending to side flanges of Vthe vtop ianges andthe bottom wall.

, 4. A coin bank comprising a bottom Wall, a top wall, three side walls connecting the top wall with the bottom Wall, the bottom wall to cover 'the joint between the side wallr having two lugs pressed up fromthel saine and,spaced to provide a recess, the outer lug being inclined, aclosure for the y casing hinged to the top wall, and a spring pressed locking device carried bythe closureand adapted to-ride on said inclined lug to pass into the recess between the two lugs to lock the closure against swinging in either direction. 'Y

5. coin bank comprising a casing having a bottom Wall projecting at its edges beyond its side walls, and an opening in one of its sides, a hinge closure-for said opening, a iianged cover member hinged to the projecting portion of the bottom wall to cover allV parts of the casing except the bottom wall,

Asaid cover member having an vopening arranged to expose a portion of the top Wall.

of the casing, the vtop wall ofthe casing being provided with coin slots beneath said opening'in the cover member, and a puncturable sheet arranged over said coin slots'between the cover member and the top lWall of the casing beneath said opening inV the cover member.

6. A coin bank comprising a casing having a bottom wall projecting atY its edges beyond its sidewalls, and an opening in one,`

ofi-tssidcs, ahinge closure or'said'opening, a flanged cover inembe-r lhinged tothe project- Y.

ing portion of the bottom Wal-l to cover all partso the'casing except thev bottom wall, i

'said covLer member having an opening arranged tetex-posea portion of'the-top Wall Vof the casi-ng', the ytop wall of the casing .beingl provided with coi-n slotsbeneathsaid open-ing 1in-the cover member, and a punctur- Vlablesheet -ar-ranged'over said coinslots 'be' tween the4 cover inem-ber andthe top wall tliecasingbeneath said opening in the cover menibf if, "the hinge of the cover meniber being.; arranged adjacent that -side wall of the casing opposite the closure, and the closure having thereon aspring tongueengaged bythe cover member to holdthecover Y member in covering position.V

Y 7. A. coin'bank-comprising a casing havingl a topV wally provided Ywith coin slots, and an@ opening inone ofits side Walls, a hingedfclo'f sure for the opening a flanged cover member hinged to the casing oppositeuthe side closed by the closure, said hinged cover meinber havino an oiening arranged to eX'oso C) C C the coin slots in thetop' Wall of the casing,

and a puncturable sheet arranged over the@ coin slots ofthe top wall of the casing below the opening in the cover member. I

' 8. VA coil bank comprising a casing having f' coinslots in one wallthereof,a cover member forfthe casing having a `single opening common to` all of said coin slots, and an opaque'puncturable sheet arranged between the cover member and the casing and having thereon figures simulating the 'coin slots in the casing, so that the figures on the calendar y will lie above the slots in thecasing to indicate thepositions of. the Casing slots and meansV carried by the covermemberand engaging the sheet to detachably but rigidly hold the same against shifting.

9. A coin bank comprisingv a casing havino a plurality of coin slots in one wall thereof, a cover member for saidwallhaving an opening' common to all lof saidslots, and an opaqueA calendar sheet arrangedbetween theV casing and said cover member over said slots and beneath said opening in the cover meml befr, the calendar sheet having marks thereon simulating the slots in size and arrangement, so that the position of said slots'may bedetery mined from the `face of the calendar.

having a bottom wall projected beyond the side and end Walls of the receptacle, aclosure l for. sa1d receptacle, and a cover member for vthe receptacle and the' closnre having side anges'extending about the side and end v,flanges of the receptacle, cooperating With the projecting portions ofl the bottomwall` and 1 hinged at one side to the projecting portion ofthe bottom Wall. v l 13. A coin bank comprising a easing having a Wall provided With coin SlotsY arranged in parallelV lines, each 4hne `containing a plurality of slots andthe slots in each line interlap-v in adjacent lines. Y Y

CHARLES yJ. BALL.` I

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